The deadliest severe weather phenomenon is something you might not realize: extreme heat. Eleni Myrivili, chief heat officer of the city of Athens...
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Our lives depend on curbing climate change, but so many priorities seem to be in competition. What’s the most urgent thing humanity can do...
Today, there are many ways to conceive a child, thanks to assisted reproductive technologies like IVF and egg-freezing. But the law lags behind these...
The universe that we know, with its luminous stars and orbiting planets, is largely made up of elements we can’t actually see — like dark...
Over the last decade, humanitarian organizations have digitized many of their systems, from registering refugees with biometric IDs to transporting...
“The world is a living tapestry … As the weave of life is torn apart in one place, the threads unravel in another,” says author and...
A curious, quiet revolution of sound has taken over the internet. Physiologist Craig Richard explains the soothing brain science of Autonomous...
What would Immanuel Kant say about a fender bender? In a surprisingly funny trip through the teachings of some of history’s great philosophers...
Where did all the lumps and bumps on buildings go? When did city architecture become so … dull? Here to talk about why cities need inspiring...
During the Soviet Union era, therapy was often used as a tool of political oppression. Since then, Russia has seen major reforms in mental health...